6 Ways to Be More Optimistic

Plublsihed Jan 31, 2025

Patrick Franck is an educator with 25 years of experience and a current mental health counselor specializing in CBT, ACT, grief counseling, family therapy, and treatment for anxiety and depression.

The post draws its insights from Tali Sharot's "The Optimism Bias" and Martin Seligman's work on "learned optimism" and "learned helplessness" to explain how our brains are both naturally optimistic and can perceive powerlessness.